Cilacap, Indonesia: The manner and tone of Australia's lobbying to stop the executions of Bali nine pair Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran have been "unacceptable", according to Indonesian President Joko Widodo's closest aide.

Writing in the Singapore newspaper The Straits Times on the weekend, Mr Joko's chief of staff says that Indonesia does not object to Australia lobbying for Chan and Sukumaran.

Lawyers for the Bali nine and the Indonesian government during an appeal in the State Administrative Court in Jakarta last week. Photo: Jefri Tarigan

The president's aide writes that he hopes "the angst created by this episode will pass" because Indonesia values good relations with its neighbour.

Chan and Sukumaran are among 10 drug felons Jakarta is planning to execute once their last-ditch legal appeals run out.

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Prime Minister Tony Abbott is still waiting for a phone call from Mr Joko, who denied the Australians clemency for their 2005 drug smuggling effort.

"He might think that the subject has been well and truly discussed, but my request for a phone call stands and it's up to the Indonesian president to respond," Mr Abbott told reporters in Sydney on Sunday.

Protesters outside the Nusakambangan island prison on March 12 demand the Indonesian government expedite the executions of death row drug traffickers, including the Bali nine pair Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran. Photo: Bay Ismoyo

Mr Abbott last spoke with Mr Joko about a fortnight ago and would like another opportunity while the legal appeals of the death row prisoners delay the firing squad.

Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek said Australia's relationship with Indonesia – and the chances of saving the Bali nine – had been damaged by the Abbott government's policy of turning back of asylum-seeking boats.

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says the Australians' appeals against the rejection of their clemency pleas and a judicial commission complaint about allegations of bribery at the original trial were ongoing.

"I cannot imagine that further plans for the execution of these two Australian citizens would be proceeding while there are legal options still being pursued," she told reporters in Perth on Sunday.

Chan and Sukumaran will receive another visit from their families today, the third such visit since Indonesian authorities moved them to Nusakambangan Island, where the executions are expected to take place.